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Francis Vitt is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Physics and Astronomy, contributing extensively to the field of Atmospheric Science and related subfields.

The scientist's work addresses various aspects of atmospheric phenomena, particularly concentrating on atmospheric ozone and climate, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, as well as ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics. Additional areas of interest include solar and space plasma dynamics, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and fire effects on ecosystems.

Francis Vitt has published numerous scientific papers in several prominent research journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Science Advances

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Francis Vitt include:

  • Evaluating the Impact of Chemical Complexity and Horizontal Resolution on Tropospheric Ozone Over the Conterminous US With a Global Variable Resolution Chemistry Model, 2022, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Extreme Ozone Loss Following Nuclear War Results in Enhanced Surface Ultraviolet Radiation, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Development and Evaluation of Chemistry-Aerosol-Climate Model CAM5-Chem-MAM7-MOSAIC: Global Atmospheric Distribution and Radiative Effects of Nitrate Aerosol, 2021, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Atmospheric and Ionospheric Responses to Hunga-Tonga Volcano Eruption Simulated by WACCM-X, 2023, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Radiative Forcing of Nitrate Aerosols From 1975 to 2010 as Simulated by MOSAIC Module in CESM2-MAM4, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Throughout their career, Francis Vitt has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Simone Tilmes, L. K. Emmons, P. H. Lauritzen, Hanli Liu, and Duseong S. Jo. These partnerships have resulted in multiple joint publications across their areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Toward a Minimal Representation of Aerosols in Climate Models: Description and Evaluation in the Community Atmosphere Model CAM5

    Xiaohong Liu;Richard C. Easter;Steven J. Ghan;Rahul A. Zaveri

  • CAM-chem: description and evaluation of interactive atmospheric chemistry in the Community Earth System Model

    J.-F. Lamarque;L. Emmons;Peter Hess;Douglas E. Kinnison

  • The Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model Version 6 (WACCM6)

    A. Gettelman;M. J. Mills;D. E. Kinnison;R. R. Garcia

  • Global and regional evolution of short-lived radiatively-active gases and aerosols in the Representative Concentration Pathways

    Jean-François Lamarque;G. Page Kyle;Malte Meinshausen;Keywan Riahi

  • Development and Validation of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model With Thermosphere and Ionosphere Extension (WACCM‐X 2.0)

    Han‐Li Liu;Charles G. Bardeen;Benjamin T. Foster;Peter Lauritzen

  • Predicted change in global secondary organic aerosol concentrations in response to future climate, emissions, and land use change

    C. L. Heald;C. L. Heald;D. K. Henze;L. W. Horowitz;Johannes J. Feddema

  • First Simulations of Designing Stratospheric Sulfate Aerosol Geoengineering to Meet Multiple Simultaneous Climate Objectives

    Ben Kravitz;Douglas G. MacMartin;Douglas G. MacMartin;Michael J. Mills;Jadwiga H. Richter

  • Radiative and Chemical Response to Interactive Stratospheric Sulfate Aerosols in Fully Coupled CESM1(WACCM)

    Michael J. Mills;Jadwiga H. Richter;Simone Tilmes;Ben Kravitz

  • Climate Forcing and Trends of Organic Aerosols in the Community Earth System Model (CESM2)

    Simone Tilmes;Alma Hodzic;Louisa K. Emmons;Michael J. Mills

  • Description and evaluation of tropospheric chemistry and aerosols in the Community Earth System Model (CESM1.2)

    S. Tilmes;J.-F. Lamarque;Lk K. Emmons;De E. Kinnison

  • Surface and top-of-atmosphere radiative feedback kernels for CESM-CAM5

    Angeline G. Pendergrass;Andrew Conley;Francis M. Vitt

  • Short- and medium-term atmospheric constituent effects of very large solar proton events

    C. H. Jackman;D. R. Marsh;F. M. Vitt;R. R. Garcia

  • Representation of the Community Earth System Model (CESM1) CAM4-chem within the Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative (CCMI)

    Simone Tilmes;Jean Francois Lamarque;Louisa K. Emmons;Doug E. Kinnison

  • Influence of extremely large solar proton events in a changing stratosphere

    Charles H. Jackman;Eric L. Fleming;Francis M. Vitt

  • The climate response to stratospheric aerosol geoengineering can be tailored using multiple injection locations

    Douglas G. MacMartin;Douglas G. MacMartin;Ben Kravitz;Simone Tilmes;Jadwiga H. Richter

  • A comparison of sources of odd nitrogen production from 1974 through 1993 in the Earth's middle atmosphere as calculated using a two‐dimensional model

    Francis M. Vitt;Charles H. Jackman

  • Sensitivity of Aerosol Distribution and Climate Response to Stratospheric SO2 Injection Locations

    Simone Tilmes;Jadwiga H. Richter;Michael J. Mills;Ben Kravitz

  • Long‐term middle atmospheric influence of very large solar proton events

    Charles H. Jackman;Daniel R. Marsh;Francis M. Vitt;Rolando R. Garcia

  • Stratospheric dynamical response and ozone feedbacks in the presence of SO2 injections

    Jadwiga H. Richter;Simone Tilmes;Michael J. Mills;Joseph J. Tribbia

  • Whole Atmosphere Simulation of Anthropogenic Climate Change

    Stanley C. Solomon;Han‐Li Liu;Daniel R. Marsh;Joseph M. McInerney

  • Comparing Surface and Stratospheric Impacts of Geoengineering With Different SO2 Injection Strategies

    Ben Kravitz;Ben Kravitz;Douglas G. MacMartin;Simone Tilmes;Jadwiga H. Richter

  • Effects of Different Stratospheric SO2 Injection Altitudes on Stratospheric Chemistry and Dynamics

    Simone Tilmes;Jadwiga H. Richter;Michael J. Mills;Ben Kravitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Simone Tilmes
Simone Tilmes National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jean-Francois Lamarque
Jean-Francois Lamarque National Center for Atmospheric Research
Louisa Emmons
Louisa Emmons National Center for Atmospheric Research
Daniel R. Marsh
Daniel R. Marsh National Center for Atmospheric Research
Michael J. Mills
Michael J. Mills National Center for Atmospheric Research
Douglas E. Kinnison
Douglas E. Kinnison National Center for Atmospheric Research
Ben Kravitz
Ben Kravitz Indiana University
Joseph Tribbia
Joseph Tribbia National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jadwiga H. Richter
Jadwiga H. Richter National Center for Atmospheric Research
Charles H. Jackman
Charles H. Jackman Goddard Space Flight Center

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